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Syria still sticking point for US, Russia
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September 10, 2012, Monday
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US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday acknowledged deep differences with Russia over how to handle the crisis in Syria, saying she would continue to try to convince Moscow to back increased international pressure on Syrian President Bashar Assad even if such a step is unlikely.
"The United States disagrees with the approach on Syria," she told reporters at the end of the annual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit. "We have to bring more pressure to bear on the Assad regime to end the bloodshed and begin a political, democratic transition."
The US has been hoping to jack up pressure at the United Nations General Assembly and possibly introduce a new Security Council resolution with sanctions. Russia and China have blocked similar resolutions because they could lead to sanctions.
"Our American partners have a prevailing tendency to threaten and increase pressure, adopt ever more sanctions ... " Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Lavrov said. "Russia is fundamentally against this, since for resolving problems you have to engage the countries you are having issues with and not isolate them."
"The United States disagrees with the approach on Syria," she told reporters at the end of the annual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit. "We have to bring more pressure to bear on the Assad regime to end the bloodshed and begin a political, democratic transition."
The US has been hoping to jack up pressure at the United Nations General Assembly and possibly introduce a new Security Council resolution with sanctions. Russia and China have blocked similar resolutions because they could lead to sanctions.
"Our American partners have a prevailing tendency to threaten and increase pressure, adopt ever more sanctions ... " Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Lavrov said. "Russia is fundamentally against this, since for resolving problems you have to engage the countries you are having issues with and not isolate them."
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